Abhinav’s Reasoning Challenges for Bank PO Exams 2016 – 22 September, 2016

Directions
(1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions.

Seven people,
P, Q, R, S, T, U and V have a seminar, but not necessarily in the same order,
in seven different months (of the same year), namely January, February, March,
June, August, October, December. Each of them also likes a different fruit,
namely Banana, Grapes, Papaya, Orange, Mango, Litchi and Apple, but not
necessarily in the same order.

R has a
seminar in a month which has less than 31 days. Only two people have a seminar
between R and S. The one who likes Banana has a seminar immediately before S.
Only one person has a seminar before the one who likes Papaya. Q has a seminar
immediately after the one who likes Papaya. Only three people have a seminar
between Q and the one who likes Mango. T likes neither Mango nor Papaya. P has
a seminar immediately before T. V likes Apple. The one who likes Grapes has a
seminar in the month which has less than 31 days. The one who has a seminar in
March does not like Orange.

1. In which
of the following months does S have a seminar?

1)
January       2) Cannot be
determined      3) October      4) December         5) June

2. Who among
the following have seminars in January and June respectively?

1) V,S          2) U,S            3) Q,T            4) V,R              5) U,R

3. How many
people has/have a seminar between the months in which V and R have seminars?

 1) None     
2) Two           3) Three           4) One                5) More than three

4. As per the
given arrangement, R is related to Banana and Q is related to Orange following
a certain pattern. Which of the following is V related to following the same
pattern?

1) Mango           2) Litchi         3) Apple          4) Papaya               5) Grapes

5. Which of
the following fruits does U like?

 1) Orange              2) Papaya                3) Mango          4) Banana               5) Grapes

Directions
(6-8): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below:

Five persons
V, W, X, Y and Z are participating in a cycling race. They ride on five tracks.
Track 1 is at the extreme left and Track 5 is at the extreme right. W and Z are
not cycling adjacent to each other. Y is not on the tracks on the extreme ends.
W is on track three. V is to the left of X.

6. If X is on
Track 4 then Z is on which of the following tracks?

1) Track
1         2) Track 5                     3) Track 2               4) Cannot be determined         5) None of these

7. X rides
definitely on which of the following tracks?

1) Track
2                    2) Track 4               3) Either 1) or 2)                  4) Track 1                 5) None of these

8. If Y is to
the left of V then X is on which of the following tracks?

 1) Track 4                     2) Track 2              3) Track 1               4) Track 5            5) None of these

Directions
(9-13): Study the following information carefully and answer the given
questions.

Ten members
of a family are sitting in a restaurant in two parallel rows of chairs
containing five people each, in such a way that there is equal distance between
adjacent persons. In row 1- M, N, O, P and Q are seated and all of them are
facing south. In row 2-A, B, C, D, and E are seated and all of them are facing
north. Each of them likes different flavor of ice cream, viz Butterscotch,
Vanilla, Strawberry, Black Cherry, Chocobar, Mango Bar, Butter Cluster, Tutti
Frutti, Orange Sorbet and Kurly Wurly but not necessarily in the same order. In
the given seating arrangement, each member seated in a row faces another member
of the other row.

D sits third
to the left of the person who likes Orange Sorbet. M, who likes Black Cherry
faces the immediate neighbour of D. O, who likes Strawberry, sits second to the
right of M. Only one person sits between N and P, who like Vanilla and Mango
Bar respectively. B and E are immediate neighbours of each other. E, who does
not face M and N, likes Butterscotch. B does not like Orange Sorbet. A sits
second to the right of the person who likes Chocobar. C likes neither Black
Cherry nor Butter Cluster. The one who likes Vanilla faces the one who likes
Kurly Wurly. Q does not like Black Cherry.

9. Who likes
Black Cherry?

1) Q         2) D          3) C             4) M            5) None of these

10. Who sits
third to the left of N?

1) P          2) Q             3) M          
4) O                   5) None of
these

11. Which of
the following information is true in respect of the given information?

1) D likes
Tutti Frutti                             

2) P likes Mango Bar and sits on the immediate left of N                                                    

3)
A likes Black Cherry                         

4) E is the immediate neighbour of B and D                                                                  

5) None of these

12. Who faces
the one who likes Butter Cluster?

 1) E               

2) A               

3) B                

4) D               

5) None of these

13. Which of
the following combinations is false with respect to the given information?

1) D- Kurly
Wurly                

2) M – Black
Cherry                

3) Q- Orange Sorbet         

4) B-Chocobar                                     

5) None of
these